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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 84 SW 4 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Homestead moat, Brook Wood Farm, Headcorn |
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Summary
Well-preserved, waterfilled rectangular homestead moat. The enclosed area, approached by a wide causeway midway in the W. side, measures 64.0m N-S by 26.0m transversely. It is under pasture and there are no traces of building foundations.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 8275 4311 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ84SW |
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| Parish: | HEADCORN, MAIDSTONE, KENT |
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Monument Types
- MOAT (MOAT, Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
| Protected Status: | Selected Heritage Inventory for Natural England: Earthworks of a well-preserved Medieval moated site at Brook Wood Farm. No traces of a building can be seen within the central island. |
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Full description
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[TQ 8275 4312] Possibility a homestead moat shown on the 6" map. (1) 120.0m E of Brook Wood Farm is a well-preserved, waterfilled rectangular homestead moat. The enclosed area, approached by a wide causeway midway in the W. side, measures 64.0m N-S by 26.0m transversely. It is under pasture and there are no traces of building foundations. The moat was supplied with water from the nearby Hammer Stream via a channel still visible on the S. side. The present owner of Brook Wood Farm could offer no information about the site. (2) Published 25" Survey correct. (3) Additional bibliography. (4-6) This site was totally destroyed by the farmer circa 1985. There now no surface traces. (7)
<1> OS 6" 1961 (OS Card Reference). SKE48369.
<2> F1 ASP 08.12.61 (OS Card Reference). SKE41994.
<3> F2 CFW 15.01.64 (OS Card Reference). SKE43240.
<4> Arch Cant 93 1977 221 (T Tatton-Brown) (OS Card Reference). SKE36146.
<5> Moated Sites Research Group 6 1979 (Ed C J Bond) 47 (OS Card Reference). SKE47303.
<6> Arch Cant 94 1978 282 (T Tatton-Brown) (OS Card Reference). SKE36199.
<7> Field report for monument TQ 84 SW 4 - December, 1961 (Bibliographic reference). SKE4387.
<8> Field report for monument TQ 84 SW 4 - January, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE4388.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | OS Card Reference: OS 6" 1961. |
| <2> | OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 08.12.61. |
| <3> | OS Card Reference: F2 CFW 15.01.64. |
| <4>XY | OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 93 1977 221 (T Tatton-Brown). [Mapped feature: #27899 Moat, ] |
| <5> | OS Card Reference: Moated Sites Research Group 6 1979 (Ed C J Bond) 47. |
| <6> | OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 94 1978 282 (T Tatton-Brown). |
| <7> | Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 84 SW 4 - December, 1961. |
| <8> | Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 84 SW 4 - January, 1964. |
